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Chapter 14, Problem 104TAD(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
It is relatively easy to strip the outer electrons from a heavy atom like that of uranium (which then becomes a uranium ion), but it is very difficult to remove the inner electrons. Discuss why this is so.
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QUESTION:
It is relatively easy to strip the outer electrons from a heavy atom like that of uranium (which then becomes a uranium ion), but it is very difficult to remove the inner electrons. Discuss why this is so.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Every electron in an atom is acted by two forces, electron-electron repulsion and electron-nucleus attraction.